04/09/2026
Opinion | ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐?
In a world where technology has become an integral part of our lives, the way we receive information has changed. People nowadays don't rely solely on newspapers, television, or radio to know what is happening around them. A single post, photo, or video can reach thousands or even millions of people. With just a few taps, information on the internetโ made by influencers and journalists can be easily accessed and shared as well.
Influencers have become a part of todayโs digital world. Through social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, they share their opinions, knowledge, experience, and information with their audiencesโ which can be very influential. Influencers have the ability to make the stories have more emotions, and make everyday events more entertaining and make the information more engaging and easier to digest and comprehend.
However, ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฎ. Sometimes influencers can spread information that reflects only their personal experience, problems caused by lack of knowledge or information found only on the internet. Some of them may spread fake news and make use of paid promotions to provide or share false and misleading information. This may cause controversy because opinions expressed do not reflect facts.
In contrast, journalists are expected to gather information and credible sources first, verify it, and separate facts from opinions before presenting the story to the public. For example, investigative journalists will spend countless hours digging into any story before publishing the final article. It does not matter if their story was the first one to be posted or if it went viral right after they published it, the journalists have to do their tasks and double-check everything before putting it all together. Still, there are difficulties in journalism. Journalists are human too; they can make mistakes and can be accused of being biased and may face criticism for the way stories are presented or exaggerated. Additionally, in the modern world, journalists compete with influencers who can spread information faster.
Therefore, the difference is not about the size of the audience. It is in fact about the accountability that comes with responsibility.
This does not necessarily mean that influencers have no right in discussing important issues. In fact, they can play an important role in making information more accessible and bringing attention to stories that might otherwise be ignored. Their platforms can encourage and influence people, especially younger audiences, to become interested in social issues and current events.
But as audiences, we also have the responsibility to assess and verify information rather than believing any particular side. One should be able to analyze who created a certain piece of information, what supporting evidence exists, and whether other reliable sources have presented similar information. Information should be questioned, checked, and compared with other credible sources.
Who created this information? What evidence supports it? Has it been verified elsewhere? Is this a fact, an opinion, or simply someone's personal experience? These are questions we should learn to ask before sharing, reacting to, or believing what we see online.
At the end of the day, both influencers and journalists have different roles in the digital world. Influencers can capture attention, while a journalist can gather information, assess it, and present it. In this era where fake news spreads faster than truth, being information literate means being able to look past the noise and ask, โ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ?โ
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